South America — Dispaches — Destination: Wildlife™

How a (Former) Wildlife Trafficker & A Biologist Are Saving a Species

Parnaiba Headwaters National Park may hold the best kept secret in wildlife conservation. When a young biologist met the best hyacinth macaw poachers in Brazil's Cerrado, he turned them into land and wildlife protectors and hosts of the best holiday experience you will ever have. This is what real responsible wildlife tourism can do. The comfortable SouthWild Wolf camps are owned and run by local people with help from Dr. Charles A. Munn lll, a conservation visionary.

Responsible-TourismRoberta KravetteJuly 17, 2018Bird Watching, South America, Cerrado, Brazil, Parnaiba Headwaters NP, Hyacinth macaw, Capuchin monkeys, Maned wolf, Parnaiba Headwaters National Park, Wolf CampsComment

7 Do-Not-Miss Animals in the Wild Cerrado

Brazil's Cerrado is a unique, ancient, and rapidly disappearing ecosystem filled with unique and threatened wildlife including maned wolf, hyacinth macaw, a remaining few grassland jaguar, and a single troop of tool using capuchin monkeys. Dryer than the rain forest, the Cerrado's rivers provide life to the mighty Amazon.

Roberta KravetteOctober 17, 2016Bird Watching, South America, Brazil, Parnaiba Headwaters NP, Capuchin monkeys, Jaguar, Giant anteater, Armadillo, Hyacinth macaw, Giant rhea